Monday, May 2, 2011

Peter Beinart Another Peter Bergen

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"The war on terror is over." -- Peter Beinart, here  

Obama is a leech . . .

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. . . and the IRS can go audit itself. Oh the delights we enjoy from PJ O'Rourke, here , who proposes a 35 percent tax on the federal b...

Income Taxes are for Chumps, Capital Gains Taxes are for the Rich

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[Bruce] Bartlett, a former member of the Reagan White House, isn’t against the wealthy paying higher taxes. He’s that rare conservative who ...

That Didn't Take Long

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"The most significant achievement to date in effort to defeat al Qaeda"

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From the president's remarks about Osama: I can report I directed I was briefed I met repeatedly with my national security team I deter...

Habeas Corpus

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The Triumph of Achilles by Franz Matsch This is the way a victor wins. ( source )

How Convenient

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Kill "Osama" on May Day, and bury him quickly out of respect for Islamic law, at sea because no one would take the body. Like Paki...
Sunday, May 1, 2011

Government Revenues in 2008 were $2.5 Trillion

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Government revenues in 2008 came from the following taxes: Individual income taxes -- $1.14 trillion; ( IRS data is slightly different at $...

Doh! We Tax the Rich Because That's Where The Money Is, Knucklehead.

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Per Census.gov here , these are the income limits by each quintile of 23,507.6 households in 2009: Lowest: up to $20,453 Second: up to $38,5...

The Tyrant is Only the Slave Turned Inside Out

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Seen here .
Saturday, April 30, 2011

A History of the US Debt Ceiling

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They've kept raising it.

Politico Reports Boston Globe Reporter Had Obama INS Files Since 2009

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So The Boston Globe spiked the story? Politico doesn't say. So inquisitive are they. So inquisitive, in fact, that they don't notic...
Friday, April 29, 2011

Gas at Sam's Club Grand Rapids, MI, Now Tops 4 Bucks a Gallon

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And I just filled both cars there two days ago at $3.999/gallon:

Patriots Switched to Coffee, Loyalists Stayed with Tea

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"The Boston Tea Party is usually mentioned as nothing more than a humorous anecdote but its significance was profound and affected Amer...

Why Obama Revealed His Certificate of Live Birth This Week

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Because he wanted to divert attention from a different, unavoidable, embarrassing revelation. What revelation is that? The revelation disclo...

Over a Million Apply for 50 Thousand Burger Flipping Jobs

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Some recovery. Stories here and here . I'm sure the president is going to think long and hard about the hapless 950,000 or so, between ...

Iitate Japan Radiation Down to 3.29 MicroSieverts Per Hour

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As reported here .

Today's Map of Fukushima Prefecture Radiation Monitoring Posts

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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Radiation Conditions

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As of 0900 on April 29, Japan time: 438 microSv/h at the south side of the office building; 49 microSv/h at the Main gate; 19 microSv/h at t...

Concrete Pump with 58 Meter Boom Replenishes Water at Fukushima Unit 4 Pool

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Presumably one like this : Another news report here said a 70 meter version was being dispatched. The Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4 used fuel po...